Watford Borough Council

Dorothy Thornhill, Elected Mayor of Watford said: “There are numerous groups and organisations in Watford that are working to make the town a healthier and safer place. I would encourage them to apply for this funding as it is a priority of Watford Borough Council to support the good work undertaken by all our local voluntary organisations.”

When applying for the 2010 to 2011 funding awards, organisations are asked to consider and address at least one of One Watford’s (the town's local strategic partnership) sustainable community strategy priorities, which focus on making Watford either a healthy or safer town:

A healthy town

• Projects which promote a healthy lifestyle amongst hard to reach and at risk communities within the town.

A safer town

Projects which:

• are aimed at increasing young people’s contribution to reducing crime and disorder;
• prevent young people becoming involved in crime and antisocial behaviour;
• involve innovative ways of tackling all forms of anti social behaviour; or
• are from youth lead organisations, primarily where the committee is made up from young people.

Funding of up to £1000 is available to youth groups, that are supported by a wider organisation, or community groups within the Watford area. A formal constitution is not required, but groups must be able to demonstrate that they are sufficiently organised and have the capacity to carry out the project.

Funding of between £1001 and £3500 is available to constituted groups within the Watford area. All applicants must have either charitable, voluntary or ‘not for profit’ status.

All projects must be completed by 31 March 2011.